Lonestar Baseball: A Houston Astros Dynasty

Jonesey · 05-14-2014, 08:19 PM

This is my first OOTP Dynasty I've ever reported on. I am a Braves fan but I have much more fun taking the bad teams to greater heights.

I'm going to reserve the first few posts of this thread to keep my team stats, history, etc clumped together.

Jonesey · 05-14-2014, 08:19 PM

Houston Astros History

Houston Astros (4118-4339 W-L, 1962 - 2014) - 1 Pennant and 9 Playoff Appearances
Last Playoff Appearance: 2005 (Lost in World Series 4-0 to CHW)
World Series Championships: 0
American League Pennants: 0
National League Pennants: 1 (2005)
AL West Division Championships: 0
NL Central Division Championships: 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)
NL West Division Championships: 2 (1980, 1986)

Retired Numbers

5 Jeff Bagwell - 7 Craig Biggio - 24 Jimmy Wynn - 25 Jose Cruz - 32 Jim Umbricht - 33 Mike Scott - 34 Nolan Ryan - 40 Don Wilson - 42 Jackie Robinson - 49 Larry Dierker

Award Winners
Most Valuable Player - Jeff Bagwell (1994)
Cy Young - Roger Clemens (2004), Mike Scott (1986)
Rookie of the Year - Jeff Bagwell (1991)
Manager of the Year - Larry Dierker (1998), Hal Lanier (1986), Bill Virdon (1980)
Silver Slugger Award - Craig Biggio 5 (1989, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998) Jeff Bagwell 3 (1994, 1997, 1999), Jose Cruz 2 (1983, 1984), Carlos Lee (2007), Morgan Ensberg (2005), Mike Hampton (1999), Moises Alou (1998), Glen Davis (1986), Dickie Thon (1983)
Gold Glove Award - Doug Rader 5 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974), Craig Biggio 4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), Cesar Cedeno 4 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976), Brad Ausmus 3 (2001, 2002, 2006), Jeff Bagwell (1994), Roger Metzger (1973)

Team Records

Wins - 102 (1998)
Losses - 111 (2013)
Best Batting Average - .280 (1998)
Worst Batting Average - .220 (1963)
Best ERA - 2.66 (1981)
Worst ERA - 5.41 (2000)

Batting Records

Pitching Records

Jonesey · 05-14-2014, 08:19 PM

MLB Records

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Also appearing on the list for the Houston Astros:

#37 SP Mark Appel
#41 LF George Springer
#65 SP Mike Foltynewicz
#73 1B Jon Singleton

Jonesey · 05-14-2014, 11:55 PM

Transactions/Major Injuries
3-24-14
HOU signs CL Joel Hanrahan (2.5/2.5) and CF Rusney Castillo (1.5/2.5) to minor league deals

3-26-14
COL trades SP Juan Nicasio to NYM for 2B Daniel Murphy and SS Gavin Cecchini

3-30-14
SEA signs 1B Kendrys Morales to 1 year deal worth 2,910,000

4-1-14
BOS Jake Peavy out 6 months with bone spurs in elbow
CHW trades 1B Adam Dunn to PIT for C Tony Sanchez and RP Shane Carle

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 12:23 AM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-2-14
STL signs C Yorvit Torrealba to 1 year deal worth $860,000

4-3-14
HOU CF Dexter Fowler out 4 weeks with a hamstring injury
COL RF Michael Cuddyer out 9-10 months with a torn ACL

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 01:20 AM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-6-14
CHW sign MR Christhian Martinez to 1 year deal worth 620,000

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 01:30 AM

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 02:09 AM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-9-14
HOU claims SP Aaron Harang off waivers from ATL

4-10-14
SF trades 3B Pablo Sandoval to KC for 3B Mike Moustakas and RF Jorge Bonifacio

4-11-14
SD trades RF Will Venable to PIT for 2B Josh Harrison and C Jacob Stallings

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 02:47 AM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-12-14
BOS trades 1B Mike Napoli to STL for RF Jon Jay and CF C.J. McElroy
TOR trades SP R.A. Dickey to SEA for CF Dustin Ackley and RF Alexy Palma

4-13-14
NYM sign LF Juan Pierre to 1 year deal worth $890,000

Jason Werth wins NL POTW (.500, 3 HR 6 RBI 4 R)

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Transactions/Major Injuries
4-15-14
NYM LF Curtis Granderson will miss at least 4 weeks with a herniated disc

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 03:43 AM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-18-14
NYM trade LF Lucas Duda to MIA for SS Rafael Furcal and RP Felix Bautista

4-19-14
HOU Activates SP Alex White from the DL
HOU Recalls RP Kevin Chapman from OKC
HOU Optioned SP Brett Oberholtzer to OKC
HOU Optioned SP Jared Cosart to OKC

4-21-14
MIL LF Carlos Gomez to miss 8 weeks with a broken thumb

BOS 3B Will Middlebrooks wins AL POTW (.464 4 HR 8 RBI)
NYM 3B David Wright wins NL POTW (.500 4 HR 7 RBI 5 R)

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 01:18 PM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-21-14
NYM 3B David Wright out 6-7 weeks with a strained oblique
PHI SP Cliff Lee out 2 months with a strained hamstring

4-23-14
PIT trades 2B Neil Walker and $3,000,000 to MIN for SS Eduardo Escobar and SP Miguel Sulbaran
WSH trades Kevin Frandsen to STL for RP Keith Butler CF Vaughn Bryan

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 02:34 PM

Transactions/Major Injurues
4-24-14
NYY CF Jacoby Ellsbury out 6 weeks with a strained oblique
MIL trades RF Ryan Braun to BOS for SP John Lackey and CF Manuel Margot

NYY LF Alfonso Soriano wins AL POTW (.429 4 HR 8 RBI 7 R)
MIA 1B Lucas Duda wins NL POTW (.435 3 HR 13 RBI)

Jonesey · 05-15-2014, 02:45 PM

Transactions/Major Injuries
4-29-14
SF SP Madison Bumgarner will miss 2-3 months with a partial tear in his tricep

progen · 05-15-2014, 02:57 PM

Best of luck taking on this "massive" project. Got a kick out of seeing the Houston Astros and Dynasty in the same sentence. I'll be following along!

05-14-2014, 08:19 PM	#1
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Lonestar Baseball: A Houston Astros Dynasty This is my first OOTP Dynasty I've ever reported on. I am a Braves fan but I have much more fun taking the bad teams to greater heights. I'm going to reserve the first few posts of this thread to keep my team stats, history, etc clumped together. Last edited by Jonesey; 05-15-2014 at 01:12 PM.

05-14-2014, 08:19 PM	#2
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Houston Astros History Houston Astros (4118-4339 W-L, 1962 - 2014) - 1 Pennant and 9 Playoff Appearances Last Playoff Appearance: 2005 (Lost in World Series 4-0 to CHW) World Series Championships: 0 American League Pennants: 0 National League Pennants: 1 (2005) AL West Division Championships: 0 NL Central Division Championships: 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001) NL West Division Championships: 2 (1980, 1986) Retired Numbers 5 Jeff Bagwell - 7 Craig Biggio - 24 Jimmy Wynn - 25 Jose Cruz - 32 Jim Umbricht - 33 Mike Scott - 34 Nolan Ryan - 40 Don Wilson - 42 Jackie Robinson - 49 Larry Dierker Award Winners Most Valuable Player - Jeff Bagwell (1994) Cy Young - Roger Clemens (2004), Mike Scott (1986) Rookie of the Year - Jeff Bagwell (1991) Manager of the Year - Larry Dierker (1998), Hal Lanier (1986), Bill Virdon (1980) Silver Slugger Award - Craig Biggio 5 (1989, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998) Jeff Bagwell 3 (1994, 1997, 1999), Jose Cruz 2 (1983, 1984), Carlos Lee (2007), Morgan Ensberg (2005), Mike Hampton (1999), Moises Alou (1998), Glen Davis (1986), Dickie Thon (1983) Gold Glove Award - Doug Rader 5 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974), Craig Biggio 4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), Cesar Cedeno 4 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976), Brad Ausmus 3 (2001, 2002, 2006), Jeff Bagwell (1994), Roger Metzger (1973) Team Records Wins - 102 (1998) Losses - 111 (2013) Best Batting Average - .280 (1998) Worst Batting Average - .220 (1963) Best ERA - 2.66 (1981) Worst ERA - 5.41 (2000) Batting Records Pitching Records Last edited by Jonesey; 06-08-2014 at 03:02 PM.

05-14-2014, 11:55 PM	#8
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 3-24-14 HOU signs CL Joel Hanrahan (2.5/2.5) and CF Rusney Castillo (1.5/2.5) to minor league deals 3-26-14 COL trades SP Juan Nicasio to NYM for 2B Daniel Murphy and SS Gavin Cecchini 3-30-14 SEA signs 1B Kendrys Morales to 1 year deal worth 2,910,000 4-1-14 BOS Jake Peavy out 6 months with bone spurs in elbow CHW trades 1B Adam Dunn to PIT for C Tony Sanchez and RP Shane Carle Last edited by Jonesey; 05-15-2014 at 12:03 AM.

05-15-2014, 12:23 AM	#9
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-2-14 STL signs C Yorvit Torrealba to 1 year deal worth $860,000 4-3-14 HOU CF Dexter Fowler out 4 weeks with a hamstring injury COL RF Michael Cuddyer out 9-10 months with a torn ACL Last edited by Jonesey; 05-15-2014 at 12:24 AM.

05-15-2014, 03:43 AM	#16
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-18-14 NYM trade LF Lucas Duda to MIA for SS Rafael Furcal and RP Felix Bautista 4-19-14 HOU Activates SP Alex White from the DL HOU Recalls RP Kevin Chapman from OKC HOU Optioned SP Brett Oberholtzer to OKC HOU Optioned SP Jared Cosart to OKC 4-21-14 MIL LF Carlos Gomez to miss 8 weeks with a broken thumb BOS 3B Will Middlebrooks wins AL POTW (.464 4 HR 8 RBI) NYM 3B David Wright wins NL POTW (.500 4 HR 7 RBI 5 R) Last edited by Jonesey; 05-15-2014 at 01:17 PM.

05-14-2014, 08:19 PM	#3
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	MLB Records Last edited by Jonesey; 06-08-2014 at 03:04 PM.

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Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Last edited by Jonesey; 05-14-2014 at 11:26 PM.

05-14-2014, 11:33 PM	#5
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191

05-14-2014, 11:39 PM	#6
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191

05-14-2014, 11:45 PM	#7
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Also appearing on the list for the Houston Astros: #37 SP Mark Appel #41 LF George Springer #65 SP Mike Foltynewicz #73 1B Jon Singleton

05-15-2014, 01:20 AM	#10
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-6-14 CHW sign MR Christhian Martinez to 1 year deal worth 620,000

05-15-2014, 01:30 AM	#11
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191

05-15-2014, 02:09 AM	#12
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-9-14 HOU claims SP Aaron Harang off waivers from ATL 4-10-14 SF trades 3B Pablo Sandoval to KC for 3B Mike Moustakas and RF Jorge Bonifacio 4-11-14 SD trades RF Will Venable to PIT for 2B Josh Harrison and C Jacob Stallings

05-15-2014, 02:47 AM	#13
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-12-14 BOS trades 1B Mike Napoli to STL for RF Jon Jay and CF C.J. McElroy TOR trades SP R.A. Dickey to SEA for CF Dustin Ackley and RF Alexy Palma 4-13-14 NYM sign LF Juan Pierre to 1 year deal worth $890,000 Jason Werth wins NL POTW (.500, 3 HR 6 RBI 4 R)

05-15-2014, 02:56 AM	#14
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191

05-15-2014, 03:25 AM	#15
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-15-14 NYM LF Curtis Granderson will miss at least 4 weeks with a herniated disc

05-15-2014, 01:18 PM	#17
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-21-14 NYM 3B David Wright out 6-7 weeks with a strained oblique PHI SP Cliff Lee out 2 months with a strained hamstring 4-23-14 PIT trades 2B Neil Walker and $3,000,000 to MIN for SS Eduardo Escobar and SP Miguel Sulbaran WSH trades Kevin Frandsen to STL for RP Keith Butler CF Vaughn Bryan Last edited by Jonesey; 05-15-2014 at 01:31 PM.

05-15-2014, 02:34 PM	#18
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injurues 4-24-14 NYY CF Jacoby Ellsbury out 6 weeks with a strained oblique MIL trades RF Ryan Braun to BOS for SP John Lackey and CF Manuel Margot NYY LF Alfonso Soriano wins AL POTW (.429 4 HR 8 RBI 7 R) MIA 1B Lucas Duda wins NL POTW (.435 3 HR 13 RBI)

05-15-2014, 02:45 PM	#19
Jonesey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smyrna, Tennessee Posts: 191	Transactions/Major Injuries 4-29-14 SF SP Madison Bumgarner will miss 2-3 months with a partial tear in his tricep

05-15-2014, 02:57 PM	#20
progen All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,530 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Best of luck taking on this "massive" project. Got a kick out of seeing the Houston Astros and Dynasty in the same sentence. I'll be following along!